Bristol Palin on life in the spotlight

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She's lived in the glare of the media spotlight since her mother former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin -- the national political stage now.

Bristol Palin revealing how she's handling being a single mom -- from Alaska in the lifetime reality show Bristol Palin life's a -- Take -- look.

Tell the kids will quit your job today and is gonna come with us to California -- you can't -- well -- Sad that tell me about it fans -- -- that can expand the disease is a learning experience and it had been that you've been.

-- Call.

Mission will be taking your trip though while she's there may have played in have been educated you right after -- -- -- every night that's part of the Dell drivers at all.

-- a lot of thinking yeah.

You know.

And Jamie is Bristol Palin daughter of the former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the starting out Bristol Palin life's a -- good to see you Bristol if I say that the title of your reality show elects a trip is named after you're young son -- trip.

Yes and it.

And in not seem we saw that you're gonna pick up and -- and moved to California with your sister what happens.

Yeah we -- picked up and moved to California and -- I work for charity there.

For the summer and we've been following for a year so you get to see that journey of going to California.

And then coming back to Alaska and just hold your head of doing everything.

Why did she want to put your life out there front and center again because I know that that some of that has not been.

Easy that's an understatement for -- -- absolutely.

This reality show I definitely didn't.

It while I wasn't seeking.

-- it's kind of changed into my own reality show if I would have known it was my own name many so much in my life is going to be shot on the show.

I think I would.

Reconsider and think about it more.

But it's been a fun experience and -- the trip's gonna have this footage.

Of the last year of our lives -- them it's -- be some that he's gonna have forever.

There -- a picture of a house that we saw on that initial video -- house that you moved in to in California.

I didn't move into a beautiful house in California yes so -- -- your hosts no it was not my house says just hit my friend's house.

So you've got while look at that place yet a veteran like that you do get lost in there -- -- you loved it.

So life -- a single mom for you now I know that you've been on the record as saying that you believe that families are better off when her two parents in the home.

What are you doing to to try and make up for no matter how would you describe that yes I do think that.

It would be best if trip have had a mother and a father both active figure that has life in right now he just has a mother and hopefully one day he will have a father and hopefully he will be a positive and clients in a concrete influence on us life.

Where does Levi Johnston stand in your life for now I mean we've -- read about the tumultuous times and it's my understanding yes custody -- but does he uses.

He does not use any of his visitation rights right now but I'm used to that unfold in the show and -- The journey that I do struggle with the custody case and with trying to get him involved in Tripp's life and viewers are really gonna get a glimpse of that in that show and I'm excited for people to see.

What it's truly like getting.

The picture that he paints is is it is not the truth and I'm excited for viewers to see that.

Well would you like your mom to stay in the political scenario at all because of course she was the vice presidential yet nominees I mean disk did she tell you she wants to get back into politics.

-- you know I think she's doing great with what she's doing right now I think she's awesome that I am endorsing candidates and I am giving her speeches and I think she's doing -- You -- Dancing With The Stars you did extremely well.

I know it was probably a life changing expects for you yeah I so many different -- that I -- -- be part of the all -- series that -- bringing people back for.

-- I I have I'm not sure I would do it again I had an awesome time I love my partner and I love all the people there but -- I've got a lot of stuff going on right now on.

It just depends on what trip but he's -- -- that wouldn't.

It would depend on -- trip would want even now have to ask him about that so at three years old he would say you want I like to see it -- she hasn't -- atmosphere here yes.

I know the feeling as a mother of a -- as well.

What are the role that faith plays in your life because I was looking at your blog and it seems that some of it is -- Refer to Bible verses and things like that's what role -- that.

And a huge impact on my life it's.

Might my compass that guides every decision that I do making them it's just the word of myself and my whole family.

Well best of luck to you -- you know -- he's.

Tuesday June 19 10 PM on lifetime Bristol Palin life's a Tripp you gotta love the title.

And good luck and thank you thank you so much.

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